Defined Storage Module

Information Entity

Procedure Protocol

Usage

User Optional (U)

This module contains specification of acceptable values and ranges of storage parameters for an imaging procedure. Storage protocol elements may be used to automatically send the output of particular protocol elements to particular destinations. For example, a lung protocol might send thick images to PACS for reading and thin images to a CAD workstation for detection of nodules; a cardiac protocol might send an image set to a clinical analysis workstation; and a protocol used for pre-operative hip replacement planning might send images to the orthopedics department.